Thomas Messner

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  Theatre

  Elf the Musical returns to London with a new cast and a festive home at the Aldwych Theatre
  Thomas Messner 18th November 2025
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  Theatre

  After Sunday at Bush Theatre

  ★★★★★

  We begin with a jarring technical display, as fragmentary, staccato sounds and...

  Thomas Messner 13th November 2025
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  LFF

  & Sons

  ★★★★★

  In Bill Nighy’s long and illustrious career, the soused, washed-up crooner...

  Thomas Messner 16th October 2025
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  Theatre

  Scenes from the Climate Era at The Playground Theatre

  ★★★★★

  We begin with a dismaying scene, not only for its...

  Thomas Messner 2nd October 2025
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  The Importance of Being Earnest at Noël Coward Theatre

  ★★★★★

  In many respects, Oscar Wilde’s famously bawdy farce...

  Thomas Messner 1st October 2025
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  Reunion at Kiln Theatre

  ★★★★★

  A jilted former lover has made his return to the fray, whipping up a melodramatic...

  Thomas Messner 18th September 2025
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  The Switchboard Project at Hope Theatre

  ★★★★★

  James Baldwin nestled on the bookshelf, a whiteboard sporting the...

  Thomas Messner 5th September 2025
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  Movie

  2,000 Metres to Andriivka

  ★★★★★

  For those of us fortunate enough never to have entered a warzone, there are primary...

  Thomas Messner 1st August 2025
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  Theatre

  Nye at the National Theatre

  ★★★★★

  A man in pyjamas sits atop a lonely bed at stage centre, cradling the heaving,...

  Thomas Messner 11th July 2025
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  Theatre

  This Bitter Earth at Soho Theatre

  ★★★★★

  Love in a time of discord and division, love as the sole true clarity, love...

  Thomas Messner 25th June 2025